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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, June 15, 2004
  • Laugh Out Loud

    While Shazia Mirza was working on her degree in biochemistry, she secretly began going out at night and pursuing a second career as a stand-up comedian. Now famous as "Britain’s first Muslim woman comic", Mirza is "out" to her parents but has still not won their approval. Also, New York legislators consider another year of late budgets and incomplete legislation, The World’s Jennifer Glasse, and the first serviceman since Vietnam to be charged with cowardice.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the New York State Legislature

Michael Balboni New York State Senate, R 7th Senate District, Nassau County dicusses Albany politics
and Ruben Diaz, Jr. New York State Assembly, D- 85th District, Bronx discusses Albany politics, the status of the state budget and assembly ethics problems

Veiled Laughter

Shazia Mirza stand-up comic discusses her rise in popularity as a Muslim stand-up comic

Raise a Glasse

Jennifer Glasse Europe Correspondent for BBC/PRI's the World on her recent coverage of the war in Iraq

The Pogany Case

Richard Travis Pogany's attorney at Anderson & Travis in Colorado Springs, Colorado
and Georg-Andreas Pogany Army Staff Sergeant, formerly charged with cowardice says the anti-malarial drug Lariam caused his breakdown in Iraq

Step One: The Brainstorm

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Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

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Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Slideluck Potshow

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Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

Mixed Up

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We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.